The AKM (Russian: Автомат Калашникова модернизированный, romanized: Avtomat Kalashnikova modernizirovanny, lit. 'Kalashnikov's Automatic Rifle modernized') is an assault rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1959.

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2023年6月20日 · The Soviet-designed AK-platform changed the modern battlefield by putting a relatively lightweight, select-fire assault rifle in the hands of the infantry soldier. However, what most people identify as an AK-47 is usually an AKM. Do you know the difference between the AKM and the AK-47?

Explore our wide selection of AK-47, AKM, and AK-74 rifles at DEGuns. The AKM rifle is an upgrade of the AK-47 rifle as it literally translates to "modernized automatic Kalashnikov". The AK-74 was a redesign and response to the 5.56 NATO round firing the smaller 5.45x39mm cartridge.

2023年8月29日 · AKM. The AKM is what most people mean when they say AK-47. When you see AK series rifles across the world, they are most likely AKMs. This rifle used the stamped steel construction that made the AK so easy and cheap to produce by Russian factories.

2022年1月7日 · Was the AK-47, or AKM, the most influential weapon in the world? I don’t necessarily mean by design, but its influence on culture, military engagements, and the world at large. Field Stripped AK-47. As an affordable and effective assault rifle produced en masse, I think the AKM has certainly made an impact.

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2023年12月23日 · Soviet soldiers armed with the AKM—the most ubiquitous firearm the world has ever known. Image courtesy of Tom Laemlein. The mistake happens constantly. More so than with any other firearm,...

The AKM is a gas operated assault rifle using a short stroke gas piston and rotating bolt. The main difference between AK-47 and AKM is the use of stamped sheet metal for the receiver. This makes the AKM both lighter and less costly to produce than the machined receiver of the AK-47.

2021年11月12日 · What Is An AKM? Technically speaking, the AKM is a specific select-fire AK variant that was produced at the Tula and Izhmash arms factories between the years of 1959 and 1977. While true AKMs like this are commonplace throughout the world, it’s generally not exactly what people mean when they say “AKM”.